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Runner5511717 Posted 22 years ago
Grammar

Stature, sculpture and carving

Dear friends,

Could anyone kindly keep me enlightened as to the slight differences
between the following words:

statue
sculpture
carving

Thanks in advance.

Cordially yours,
  

Top answer

Hmmm, tricky, in theory all of these words could apply to the same piece of art, but there are differences in meaning. I would say that a statue usually includes a human figure. a carving is something that has been carved.

— Guest

  • Hmmm, tricky, in theory all of these words could apply to the same piece of art, but there are differences in meaning.
  • I would say that a statue usually includes a human figure.
  • a carving is something that has been carved.
  • For example, a statue made of wood which has been carved is also a carving, but a statue cast in bronze is not.
  • Thinking about it further, I think carving is almost always applied to wooden items.
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Hmmm, tricky, in theory all of these words could apply to the same piece of art, but there are differences in meaning.

I would say that a statue usually includes a human figure.

a carving is something that has been carved. For example, a statue made of wood which has been carved is also a carving, but a statue cast in bronze is not. Thinking about it further, I think carving
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Hello Guest,

Many thanks for your detailed reply.

They really help a lot. This type question seems to be a piece of cake
for a native speaker to make out some differences but appears to
the opposite for a non English speaker.

Thank you anyway.
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